John Willcox
| Full name | John Graham Willcox | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 February 1937 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sutton Coldfield | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fullback | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1961-1964 1962 |
England British and Irish Lions |
16 3 |
17 (Conv:4;Pens:3) 5 (Conv:1;Pens:1) |
John Graham Willcox (born 16 February 1937, Sutton Coldfield) is a rugby union international who represented England from 1961 to 1964, and the British and Irish Lions in 1962. He also captained his country.
John Willcox was born on 16 February 1937 in Sutton Coldfield. He played rugby as a full-back.
Willcox made his international debut on 11 February 1961 at Lansdowne Road in the Ireland vs England match. Of the 19 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 6 occasions. He played his final match for England on 21 March 1964 at Murrayfield in the Scotland vs England match.
He took part in the 1962 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing in three test matches.
After he retired from playing, he was for many years the rugby coach and a teacher at Ampleforth College.
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